Child Insurance Blog

Eric has tagged me and the rules for this meme are fairly standard. Simply post the rules at the beginning of your post and answer the questions and tag five others to play along. Leave a comment on their blog to let them know they need to visit your blog for the rules. And...of course...link back to the one who tagged you (in this case it is your truly). So here we go... Ten years ago: I was the mom of kids ages 18, 13, and 10, with the oldest one graduating from high school and going off

Those are the very words that Rep. Ron Peterson (R-Broken Arrow) used to refer to autistic children in a “puff piece” profile distributed by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA), according to the May 28th OKC Business.com (the profile can also be read on Nick’s Law and Autism Legislation in Oklahoma). There’s a fight going on in Oklahoma about getting “Nick’s Law”—which would require health insurance policies cover diagnosis, treatment and therapy for autism spectrum disorders — passed

Beacon Hill Roll Call / Volume 35-Report No. 21 / May 19-23, 2008 Copyright © 2008 Beacon Hill Roll Call. All Rights Reserved. By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' votes on three roll calls and local senators' votes on nine roll calls from the week of May 19-23. Most of the Senate roll calls are from debate on the Senate version of an estimated $28 billion plus fiscal 2009 budget. OCEAN MANAGEMENT PLAN (S 2699) House 154-1, Senate 3

More Young People Going Without Health Insurance U.S. News & World Report, DC - 4 hours ago Public programs such as Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program end coverage at the age of 19. "Voluntary employer-provided insurance is ...

I received an excellent comment from Jen at A Good Cup of Coffee on my post about Hand-Foot-Mouth, and I thought I'd share it, because it dawned on me that if Jen had these questions, then maybe MORE OF YOU did too! "You know I have had a disappointing 2 years with Miller and Madison's pediatrician. Actually his staff too. But I'm chicken to change. His group is some of the best in Western Ky and it scares me to venture out. How did you do it? So what do you have planned with Hunter this summe

Yes. Read all about it. McCain says overturn the law that legalized abortion He's all for taking the choice whether to have a child away from women. McCain Defends Bush's Iraq Strategy He thinks invading Iraq was a great idea. McCain in NH: Would Be "Fine" To Keep Troops in Iraq for "A Hundred Years" He thinks occupying Iraq forever would be great too. Senate passes expanded GI bill despite Bush, McCain opposition He thinks the only way to keep soldiers in the military (in Iraq?) is to de

Yes, I am 44 and pregnant (1st time). It has been very smooth and uneventful so far. I am at 15 weeks, and scheduled to see a high risk physician next week for genetic counselling and amnio [amniocentesis] . We were not trying to get pregnant, so were quite surprised when my Gyn [gynecologist] told me I was not missing periods due to onset of menopause. Good Luck! Bridget 4511~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I had 3 losses since my son was born, I was 41 at the time he was born.

HIV/AIDS victims get insurance cards Viet Nam News, Vietnam - 10 hours ago "We expect to receive more funds from social and international organisations to supply insurance cards for the remaining child HIV/AIDS victims this year. ...

view additional pages They Earn Their Bread at The Risk of Their Lives by ROY DEAN Daredevils who hold down the most dangerous occupations in the world don’t depend on luck to keep them alive — they’re keen students who plan their stunts scientifically to put natural laws to work for them. WHY is a daredevil, anyway—and why is it that firemen, circus acrobats, lion tamers, tight rope walkers, and race car drivers usually live to a ripe old age, or are cut down by measles, pneumonia, and ot

A friend came across this article from the Philidalphia Inquirer that was archived from January. It is a very good review of Ann Fessler's "The Girls Who Went Away" and the honor bestowed on her for her work. Let's support a set of choices Melissa Weiler Gerber and Ann Fessler support choice for women On the 35th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, impassioned words fill our newspapers and airwaves and pervade the discourse at the water cooler and on the campaign tr